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Tony Blair: fight against Isis could evolve to use 'combat force'
Date: 2014-09-21 19:29:51 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:142 - ID:985009
LONDON, Sept 21 (MENA) – UK former Prime Minister Tony Blair on Sunday said it was possible the fight against Islamic State (Isis) fighters in northern Iraq and Syria could “evolve over time” and therefore involve the use of “combat force”, The ....
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Canada to revoke passports of citizens who leave to join extremist groups
Date: 2014-09-21 18:46:53 GMT - Canada - World - SN:132 - ID:984849
OTTAWA, Sept 21 (MENA) - The Canadian government has announced it will invalidate the travel documents of any citizen who travels overseas with the intention of joining extremist groups, RT reported. Under the long-established Canadian Passport ....
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2 al Shabab suspects arrested in Germany's Frankfurt
Date: 2014-09-21 18:45:44 GMT - Germany - World - SN:130 - ID:984737
FRANKFURT, Sept 21 (MENA) - German authorities have arrested two suspected members of the Somali-based extremist group al-Shabab after they landed at Frankfurt airport, ABC News reported on Sunday. The federal prosecutors' office said in a ....
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British Muslims campaign against ISIS corruption of Islam: Huffington Post
Date: 2014-09-21 18:43:04 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:127 - ID:984481
LONDON, Sept 21 (MENA) - These young British Muslims have a message for the so-called “Islamic” State: Don’t murder innocents in my name, The Huffington Post reported. Activists led by Britain’s Active Change charity are spreading peace online, ....
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Moscow police terminates picket in front of US embassy
Date: 2014-09-21 17:11:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:122 - ID:984501
MOSCOW, Sept 21 (MENA) - Moscow's police terminated Sunday an unsanctioned picket in front of the US embassy in the center of Moscow, a spokesman for the Moscow police department told ITAR-TASS. A group of about 30 people gathered in front of the ....
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Ashraf Ghani declared winner of Afghan presidential polls
Date: 2014-09-21 15:46:16 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:108 - ID:983645
KABUL, Sept 21 (MENA) - Afghanistan's election commission on Sunday named Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai as the winner of the country's presidential election, but the commission did not release final vote figures. The commission's announcement came hours ....
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5.3-magnitude earthquake hits western Greece
Date: 2014-09-21 15:27:10 GMT - Greece - World - SN:103 - ID:983669
ATHENS, Sept 21 (MENA) - An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale hit western Greece on Sunday. The epicenter of the earthquake was in the region of the town of Nafpaktos and it occurred at a depth of 20 kilometers, according to Sofia ....
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Mauritanian president to attend UNGA meetings
Date: 2014-09-21 13:23:17 GMT - Mauritania - World - SN:82 - ID:982441
NOUAKCHOTT, Sept 21 (MENA) - Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz will leave here Monday for the US to take part in the the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, Mauritania's media sources said on Sunday. He will also attend the UN ....
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Iranian Speaker: US show off in fighting terrorism "ridiculous"
Date: 2014-09-21 12:08:23 GMT - Iran - World - SN:61 - ID:981609
TEHRAN, Sept 21 (MENA) - Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani questioned the US-led coalition against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant terrorist group, and said Washington's theatrical moves against terrorism are "ridiculous", according ....
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Iran FM, UN envoy discuss Iraq crisis in New York
Date: 2014-09-21 11:51:43 GMT - United Nations - World - SN:54 - ID:980473
New York, Sept 21 (MENA) – Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has met with Nickolay Mladenov, who is the special representative of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for Iraq, on the sidelines a UN meeting in New York. Zarif reiterated ....
